APWH Ch. 9 -10 Flashcards

291660163	What empire is most correctly seen as a direct continuation of the Roman Empire?	Byzantine Empire	0
291660164	The Byzantine empire lasted approximately how long?	500-1450 CE	1
291660165	What was the most important "stepchild" of the Byzantine civilization?	Russia	2
291660166	The capital of the Byzantine Empire and its commercial center was located where?	Constantinople	3
291660167	The emperor responsible for a surge in construction in Constantinople was who?	Constantine	4
291660168	What was the difference in the military organization of Byzantine and western Roman empires?	Justinan's military exhibits had more ambiguous results.	5
291660169	What was the great church built in Constantinople by Justinian?	Hagghia Sophia	6
291660170	After the reign of Justinian, what was the official language of the eastern empire?	Greek	7
291660171	What eastern emperor was responsible for the attempted restoration of a united Roman Empire after 533?	Justinian	8
291660172	What is the post classical period in Western history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the 15th century referred to?	Medieval	9
291660173	Following the fall of Rome, where was the center of the post-classical West?	In France, the low countries and in South & West Germany	10
291660174	Who were the Scandinavian invaders that disrupted the development of durable political institutions in the medieval West until the 10th century?	Vikings	11
291660175	Agricultural laborers under the jurisdiction of aristocratic landowners were called what?	Serfs	12
291660176	The system that described economic and political relations between landlords an their peasant laborers was called what?	Maoralism	13
291660177	The moldboard was defined as:	A technological and agricultural innovation of the Medieval century.	14
291660178	The Frankish king was responsible for the conversion of his people to Christianity in order to gain a vague domination over the Franks?	Clovis	15
291660179	Benedict of Nursia was responsible for what accomplishment in the 6th century?	A very strict set of rules for monks	16
291660180	What belief did the conversion of Germanic kings create among Western religious leaders, particularly to the pope?	The church had a legitimate authority separate from and superior to the secular rulers.	17
291660181	What dynasty took the Frankish monarchy in the 8th century?	The Carolingians	18
291660182	Where was the greatest concentration of urbanization after the 10th century in Europe?	Italy and the low countries	19